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Posted on 29 Aug, 2008 11:18
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A STOMPer witnessed two women discussing whether or not to give up their priority seats to a pregnant lady on the train. She was disappointed when they chose not to in the end.
The upset STOMPer says she gave the women disapproving stares and was confronted by one of them when she got off the train.
According to the STOMPer, the woman started screaming and telling her off.
The STOMPer says that she has seen men refusing to give up their seats to pregnant lady but felt that it might be because they did not understand the pains a pregnant lady goes through. Hence, she is disappointed that even women were not more compassionate.
In her e-mail dated 29 August, the STOMPer says:
“A pregnant lady boarded the MRT at Dhoby Ghaut at around 7pm. There was an after office hour rush and the MRT was crowded.
“She stood in front of these two ladies who saw her and actually discussed if they should give up the seat.
“In the end, they didn't and continued chatting and pretended not to see her. The poor pregnant lady had to stand at the side all the way past Hougang station.
“I was really disappointed and shook my head and gave them disapproving looks. Coincidentally, one of the inconsiderate women got off at the same stop as me and had the nerve to scold me.
“I asked why she didn’t give up her seat and she could not answer and again, repeated hr nasty scolding. More ridiculously, she actually followed me and even started taking pictures of me with her phone.
“So, I turned around and said to her, ‘take all you want. I have a picture of you not giving up your seat on the MRT anyway and I am sending it to STOMP.’
“She was infuriated and continued following me while murmuring words like ‘busybody and crazy’.
“When I finally turned around and took a picture of her openly, she screamed and demanded that I followed her to the police station! I was truly amused by then.
“I simply ignored her and told her that she was being very inconsiderate and that she should be ashamed.
“Then she got really worked up and asked what evidence I had to prove that she didn't give up her seat. I said I had a picture and she again screamed ‘her back was facing me anyway!’
“Some bystanders were already staring and I just calmly told her ‘you know it in your heart, don't bother to argue because you know what you did’. After which, I walked away and she did not follow.
“It's incredibly disappointing that people have evolved into such uncaring, selfish creatures.
“The journey from Dhoby Ghaut to Hougang is a mere 6 minutes, how much would it have cost her to give up her seat? Yes, maybe she had extremely tired legs after a day's work (from sitting in the office? I could tell by her dressing that she works in a sit-down office). But come on; give up your seat to a pregnant lady.
“Worse still, she was clearly aware of what she was guilty of and although that was by no means illegal, it was immoral. That could be a strong word to use, but I see no way of building a gracious society if it would be made up of people like that.
“And bear in mind that all the while, she was sitting in a designated ‘priority seat’, where there was a sticker above to remind commuters to give up their seats to those who need it more. What an irony.
“Prior to this, I encountered a few men who didn't give up their seats. Pictures are attached. I thought that men didn't understand how tough it was for a pregnant lady to be standing on a train.
“Pregnant ladies experience frequent leg cramps and swollen feet because of the extra weight. I was pretty sure that other women would have empathized more but today, I witnessed the apathy even among women.
“Of course, not everyone is like that. Gracious and courteous people still exist but we are unfortunately outnumbered by those inconsiderate and selfish people. Just what is lacking in our values and educational system that has made people like that?
“I think there is a fundamental issue that needs to be addressed in our culture”.
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Posted on 29 Aug, 2008 11:18
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=530 align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>"Women discuss whether to give up seat to pregnant lady, then ignore her"
A STOMPer witnessed two women discussing whether or not to give up their priority seats to a pregnant lady on the train. She was disappointed when they chose not to in the end.
The upset STOMPer says she gave the women disapproving stares and was confronted by one of them when she got off the train.
According to the STOMPer, the woman started screaming and telling her off.
The STOMPer says that she has seen men refusing to give up their seats to pregnant lady but felt that it might be because they did not understand the pains a pregnant lady goes through. Hence, she is disappointed that even women were not more compassionate.
In her e-mail dated 29 August, the STOMPer says:
“A pregnant lady boarded the MRT at Dhoby Ghaut at around 7pm. There was an after office hour rush and the MRT was crowded.
“She stood in front of these two ladies who saw her and actually discussed if they should give up the seat.
“In the end, they didn't and continued chatting and pretended not to see her. The poor pregnant lady had to stand at the side all the way past Hougang station.
“I was really disappointed and shook my head and gave them disapproving looks. Coincidentally, one of the inconsiderate women got off at the same stop as me and had the nerve to scold me.
“I asked why she didn’t give up her seat and she could not answer and again, repeated hr nasty scolding. More ridiculously, she actually followed me and even started taking pictures of me with her phone.
“So, I turned around and said to her, ‘take all you want. I have a picture of you not giving up your seat on the MRT anyway and I am sending it to STOMP.’
“She was infuriated and continued following me while murmuring words like ‘busybody and crazy’.
“When I finally turned around and took a picture of her openly, she screamed and demanded that I followed her to the police station! I was truly amused by then.
“I simply ignored her and told her that she was being very inconsiderate and that she should be ashamed.
“Then she got really worked up and asked what evidence I had to prove that she didn't give up her seat. I said I had a picture and she again screamed ‘her back was facing me anyway!’
“Some bystanders were already staring and I just calmly told her ‘you know it in your heart, don't bother to argue because you know what you did’. After which, I walked away and she did not follow.
“It's incredibly disappointing that people have evolved into such uncaring, selfish creatures.
“The journey from Dhoby Ghaut to Hougang is a mere 6 minutes, how much would it have cost her to give up her seat? Yes, maybe she had extremely tired legs after a day's work (from sitting in the office? I could tell by her dressing that she works in a sit-down office). But come on; give up your seat to a pregnant lady.
“Worse still, she was clearly aware of what she was guilty of and although that was by no means illegal, it was immoral. That could be a strong word to use, but I see no way of building a gracious society if it would be made up of people like that.
“And bear in mind that all the while, she was sitting in a designated ‘priority seat’, where there was a sticker above to remind commuters to give up their seats to those who need it more. What an irony.
“Prior to this, I encountered a few men who didn't give up their seats. Pictures are attached. I thought that men didn't understand how tough it was for a pregnant lady to be standing on a train.
“Pregnant ladies experience frequent leg cramps and swollen feet because of the extra weight. I was pretty sure that other women would have empathized more but today, I witnessed the apathy even among women.
“Of course, not everyone is like that. Gracious and courteous people still exist but we are unfortunately outnumbered by those inconsiderate and selfish people. Just what is lacking in our values and educational system that has made people like that?
“I think there is a fundamental issue that needs to be addressed in our culture”.
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